Melchior system
The Melchior system, "a reference in all taxonomic courses",[1] is a classification system detailing the taxonomic system of the Angiospermae according to A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (1964),[2] also known as "modified or updated" Engler system.
The collaborators in orders (and some families) were the following:
- Hans Melchior in Casuarinales, Juglandales, Balanopales, Leitneriales, Salicales, Fagales, Urticales, Didiereaceae, Piperales, Aristolochiales, Guttiferales, Sarraceniales, Papaverales, Hydrostachyales, Podostemonales, Julianiales, Violales, Cucurbitales, Myrtiflorae, Umbelliflorae, Primulales, Tubiflorae, Plantaginales, Liliiflorae p. p., Spathiflorae and Microspermae.
- G. Buchheim in Proteales, Cactales, Magnoliales and Ranunculales.
- W. Schultze-Motel in Santalales, Balanophorales, Medusandrales, Rhamnales, Malvales, Diapensiales, Ericales and Cyperales.
- Th. Eckardt in Polygonales, Centrospermae, Batales, Plumbaginales, Helobiae, Triuridales and Pandanales.
- G. K. Schultze-Menz in Rosales.
- H. Scholz in Geraniales, Rutales, Sapindales and Celastrales.
- in Thymelaeales, Ebenales, Oleales, Gentianales, Dipsacales and Campanulales.
- U. Hamann in Cyanastraceae, Pontederiaceae, Philydraceae, Juncales, Bromeliales and Commelinales.
- E. Potztal in Graminales, Principes, Synanthae and Scitamineae.
subdivisio Angiospermae[]
classis Monocotyledoneae[]
ordo Helobiae[]
- subordo
- Alismataceae
- Butomaceae
- subordo
- subordo
- Scheuchzeriaceae
- subordo
- Aponogetonaceae
- Juncaginaceae
- Potamogetonaceae
- Najadaceae
- Zannichelliaceae
ordo Triuridales[]
ordo Liliiflorae[]
- subordo
- Liliaceae
- Xanthorrhoeaceae
- Stemonaceae
- Agavaceae
- Haemodoraceae
- Cyanastraceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hypoxidaceae
- Velloziaceae
- Taccaceae
- Dioscoreaceae
- subordo
- subordo
- Iridaceae
- Geosiridaceae
- subordo
- Burmanniaceae
- Corsiaceae
- subordo
ordo Juncales[]
ordo Bromeliales[]
- Bromeliaceae
ordo Commelinales[]
- subordo
- Commelinaceae
- Xyridaceae
- Mayacaceae
- Rapateaceae
- subordo
- subordo
- Restionaceae
- Centrolepidaceae
- subordo
- Flagellariaceae
ordo Graminales[]
- Gramineae or Poaceae
ordo Principes[]
- Palmae or Arecaceae
ordo Synanthae[]
- Cyclanthaceae
ordo Spathiflorae[]
- Araceae
- Lemnaceae
ordo Pandanales[]
- Pandanaceae
- Sparganiaceae
- Typhaceae
ordo Cyperales[]
- Cyperaceae
ordo Scitamineae[]
- Musaceae
- Zingiberaceae
- Cannaceae
- Marantaceae
- Lowiaceae
ordo Microspermae[]
- Orchidaceae
classis Dicotyledoneae[]
subclassis Archychlamydeae[]
ordo Casuarinales[]
ordo Juglandales[]
- Myricaceae
- Juglandaceae
ordo []
- Balanopaceae
ordo Leitneriales[]
- Leitneriaceae
- Didymelaceae
ordo Salicales[]
- Salicaceae
ordo Fagales[]
- Betulaceae
- Fagaceae
ordo Urticales[]
- Rhoipteleaceae
- Ulmaceae
- Moraceae
- Urticaceae
- Eucommiaceae
ordo Proteales[]
ordo Santalales[]
- subordo
- Olacaceae
- Dipentodontaceae
- Opiliaceae
- Grubbiaceae
- Santalaceae
- Misodendraceae
- subordo
- Loranthaceae
ordo Balanophorales[]
- Balanophoraceae
ordo []
- Medusandraceae
ordo Polygonales[]
- Polygonaceae
ordo Centrospermae[]
- subordo
- Phytolaccaceae
- Gyrostemonaceae
- Achatocarpaceae
- Nyctaginaceae
- Molluginaceae
- Aizoaceae
- subordo Portulacineae
- subordo Caryophyllineae
- Caryophyllaceae
- subordo
- Chenopodiaceae
- Amaranthaceae
- incertae sedis
ordo Cactales[]
- Cactaceae
ordo Magnoliales[]
- Magnoliaceae
- Degeneriaceae
- Himantandraceae
- Winteraceae
- Annonaceae
- Eupomatiaceae
- Myristicaceae
- Canellaceae
- Schisandraceae
- Illiciaceae
- Austrobaileyaceae
- Trimeniaceae
- Amborellaceae
- Monimiaceae
- Calycanthaceae
- Gomortegaceae
- Lauraceae
- Hernandiaceae
- Tetracentraceae
- Trochodendraceae
- Eupteleaceae
- Cercidiphyllaceae
ordo Ranunculales[]
- subordo
- Ranunculaceae
- Berberidaceae
- Sargentodoxaceae
- Lardizabalaceae
- Menispermaceae
- subordo
ordo Piperales[]
- Saururaceae
- Piperaceae
- Chloranthaceae
- Lactoridaceae
ordo Aristolochiales[]
ordo Guttiferales[]
- subordo
- Dilleniaceae
- Paeoniaceae
- Crossosomataceae
- Medusagynaceae
- Actinidiaceae
- Eucryphiaceae
- subordo
- Ochnaceae
- Dioncophyllaceae
- Strasburgeriaceae
- Dipterocarpaceae
- subordo
- Theaceae
- Caryocaraceae
- Marcgraviaceae
- Quiinaceae
- Guttiferae or Clusiaceae
- subordo
ordo Sarraceniales[]
- Sarraceniaceae
- Nepenthaceae
- Droseraceae
ordo Papaverales[]
- subordo
- Papaveraceae
- subordo
- Capparaceae
- Cruciferae or Brassicaceae
- Tovariaceae
- subordo
- Resedaceae
- subordo
- Moringaceae
ordo Batales[]
- Bataceae
ordo Rosales[]
- subordo
- Platanaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Myrothamnaceae
- subordo
- Crassulaceae
- Cephalotaceae
- Saxifragaceae
- Brunelliaceae
- Cunoniaceae
- Davidsoniaceae
- Pittosporaceae
- Byblidaceae
- Roridulaceae
- Bruniaceae
- subordo
- Rosaceae
- Neuradaceae
- Chrysobalanaceae
- subordo
- Connaraceae
- Leguminosae or Fabaceae
- Krameriaceae
ordo []
- Hydrostachyaceae
ordo Podostemales[]
- Podostemaceae
ordo Geraniales[]
- subordo
- Limnanthaceae
- subordo
- Oxalidaceae
- Geraniaceae
- Tropaeolaceae
- Zygophyllaceae
- Linaceae
- Erythroxylaceae
- subordo
- Euphorbiaceae
- Daphniphyllaceae
ordo Rutales[]
- subordo
- Rutaceae
- Cneoraceae
- Simaroubaceae
- Picrodendraceae
- Burseraceae
- Meliaceae
- subordo
- Malpighiaceae
- Trigoniaceae
- Vochysiaceae
- subordo
- Tremandraceae
- Polygalaceae
ordo Sapindales[]
- subordo
- Coriariaceae
- subordo
- Anacardiaceae
- subordo
- Aceraceae
- Bretschneideraceae
- Sapindaceae
- Hippocastanaceae
- Sabiaceae
- Melianthaceae
- Aextoxicaceae
- subordo
- Balsaminaceae
ordo []
- Julianiaceae
ordo Celastrales[]
- subordo
- Cyrillaceae
- Pentaphylacaceae
- Aquifoliaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Pandaceae
- Celastraceae
- Staphyleaceae
- Hippocrateaceae
- Stackhousiaceae
- Salvadoraceae
- subordo
- subordo
- Icacinaceae
- Cardiopteridaceae
ordo Rhamnales[]
- Rhamnaceae
- Vitaceae
- Leeaceae
ordo Malvales[]
- subordo
- subordo
- subordo
- Tiliaceae
- Malvaceae
- Bombacaceae
- Sterculiaceae
- subordo
- Scytopetalaceae
ordo Thymelaeales[]
- Family Geissolomataceae
- Monotypic. It consists of genus Geissoloma Lindl. ex Kunth, and species Geissoloma marginatum, from Cape, South Africa.
- Family Penaeaceae from South Africa.
- Tribe Endonemeae
- Endonema A.Juss.
- (Endl.) A.DC.
- Tribe Penaeeae
- A.Juss.
- Penaea L.
- Saltera Bullock (syn.:Sarcocolla Kunth)
- Tribe Endonemeae
Note: R.Dahlgren, 1968 is posterior to the publication of this work, and A.Juss. was included by G. Bentham & J.D. Hooker in Penaea.
- Family Dichapetalaceae
- Dichapetalum Thouars
- Gonypetalum Ule (currently syn. of Tapura)
- Stephanopodium Poepp.
- Tapura Aubl.
- Family Thymelaeaceae
Note: the classification of Thymelaeaceae was based on Domke 1934.[3]
- Subfamily Gonystyloideae (Syn.:Gonystylaceae)
- Amyxa
- Gonystylus
- Subfamily Aquilarioideae
- Tribe Microsemmateae
- Tribe Solmsieae
- Tribe Octolepideae
- Tribe Aquilarieae
- Subfamily Gilgiodaphnoideae (or Synandrodaphnoideae)
- Monotypic. It consists of genus Gilgiodaphne (currently synonym of Synandrodaphne Gilg), and species Gilgiodaphne paradoxa, syn. of , from West Africa.
- Subfamily Thymelaeoideae
- Tribe Dicranolepideae
- Tribe Phalerieae
- Tribe Daphneae
- Tribe Thymelaeeae (Syn.:Gnidieae)
- Subfamily Gonystyloideae (Syn.:Gonystylaceae)
- Family Elaeagnaceae
- Elaeagnus
- Hippophae
- Shepherdia
ordo Violales[]
- subordo
- Flacourtiaceae
- Peridiscaceae
- Violaceae
- Stachyuraceae
- Scyphostegiaceae
- Turneraceae
- Malesherbiaceae
- Passifloraceae
- Achariaceae
- subordo
- Cistaceae
- Bixaceae
- Sphaerosepalaceae
- Cochlospermaceae
- subordo
- Tamaricaceae
- Frankeniaceae
- Elatinaceae
- subordo
- subordo
- subordo
ordo Cucurbitales[]
- Cucurbitaceae
ordo Myrtiflorae[]
- subordo
- Lythraceae
- Trapaceae
- Crypteroniaceae
- Myrtaceae
- Sonneratiaceae
- Punicaceae
- Lecythidaceae
- Melastomataceae
- Rhizophoraceae
- Combretaceae
- Onagraceae
- Oliniaceae
- Haloragaceae
- Theligonaceae
- subordo
- Hippuridaceae
- subordo
- Cynomoriaceae
ordo []
- Alangiaceae
- Nyssaceae
- Cornaceae
- Garryaceae
- Araliaceae
- Umbelliferae or Apiaceae
subclassis Sympetalae[]
ordo Diapensiales[]
ordo Ericales[]
- Clethraceae
- Pyrolaceae
- Ericaceae
- Empetraceae
- Epacridaceae
ordo Primulales[]
- Theophrastaceae
- Myrsinaceae
- Primulaceae
ordo Plumbaginales[]
- Plumbaginaceae
ordo Ebenales[]
- subordo
- subordo
- Ebenaceae
- Styracaceae
- Symplocaceae
- Hoplestigmataceae
ordo []
- Oleaceae
ordo Gentianales[]
- Loganiaceae
- Desfontainiaceae
- Gentianaceae
- Menyanthaceae
- Apocynaceae
- Asclepiadaceae
- Rubiaceae
ordo Tubiflorae[]
- subordo
- Polemoniaceae
- Fouquieriaceae
- Convolvulaceae
- subordo
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Boraginaceae
- Lennoaceae
- subordo
- Verbenaceae
- Callitrichaceae
- Labiatae or Lamiaceae
- subordo
- Solanaceae
- Buddlejaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Globulariaceae
- Bignoniaceae
- Acanthaceae
- Pedaliaceae
- Martyniaceae
- Gesneriaceae
- Columelliaceae
- Orobanchaceae
- Lentibulariaceae
- subordo
- subordo
- Phrymaceae
ordo Plantaginales[]
ordo Dipsacales[]
- Caprifoliaceae
- Adoxaceae
- Valerianaceae
- Dipsacaceae
ordo Campanulales[]
- Campanulaceae
- Sphenocleaceae
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Goodeniaceae
- Brunoniaceae
- Stylidiaceae
- Calyceraceae
- Compositae or Asteraceae
References[]
- ^ Swift, Lloyd H. (1974). Botanical Classifications. Hamden, Connecticut,USA: Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01455-1.
- ^ H. Melchior (1964). Adolf Engler (ed.). Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (12th ed.). I. Band: Allgemeiner Teil. Bakterien bis Gymnospermen. II. Band: Angiospermen.
- ^ Domke, W. (1934).Untersuchungen über die geographische und systematische Gliederung der Thymelaeaceae. Biblioth. Bot. 111:1-151.
Bibliography[]
- Melchior, Hans; Werdermann, Erich, eds. (1964) [1892]. A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (12th ed.). Stuttgart: Schweizerbart.
- I. Band: Allgemeiner Teil. Bakterien bis Gymnospermen. ISBN 978-3-443-39015-0
- II. Band: Angiospermen. ISBN 978-3-443-39016-7
Categories:
- Systems of plant taxonomy